David Rice Atchison was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years. Atchison served as a major general in the Missouri State Militia in 1838 during Missouri's Mormon War and as a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War under Major General Sterling Price in the Missouri Home Guard. He is best known for the claim that for 24 hours—Sunday,March 4,1849 through noon on Monday—he may have been Acting President of the United States. This belief,however,is dismissed by nearly all scholars.
The president pro tempore of the United States Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate. Article One,Section Three of the United States Constitution provides that the vice president of the United States is the president of the Senate,and mandates that the Senate must choose a president pro tempore to act in the vice president's absence. Unlike the vice president,the president pro tempore is an elected member of the Senate,able to speak or vote on any issue. Selected by the Senate at large,usually by a resolution which is adopted by unanimous consent without a formal vote,the president pro tempore has enjoyed many privileges and some limited powers. During the vice president's absence,the president pro tempore is empowered to preside over Senate sessions. Except when necessary or to highlight important votes,the vice president and the president pro tempore rarely preside;instead,the duty of presiding officer is rotated among junior U.S. senators of the majority party to give them experience in parliamentary procedure.
The Ohio Republican Party is the Ohio affiliate of the Republican Party. It was founded in Columbus,Ohio,in 1854.
The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate,along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives,convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson.
The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the state legislative branch of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma House of Representatives and Oklahoma Senate are the two houses that make up the bicameral state legislature. There are 101 state representatives,each serving a two-year term,and 48 state senators,who serve four-year terms that are staggered so only half of the Oklahoma Senate districts are eligible in each election cycle. Legislators are elected directly by the people from single member districts of equal population. The Oklahoma Legislature meets annually in the Oklahoma State Capitol in Oklahoma City.
Lee Earl Emerson was an American politician who served in both the Vermont House of Representatives and the Vermont Senate. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 63rd Lieutenant Governor of Vermont and the 69th governor of Vermont. When he was first elected in the 1950 Vermont gubernatorial election,he received over 70% of the vote,something no Republican since has equaled. Despite his success in 1950,he lost the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Vermont in 1958 to Congressman Winston L. Prouty. He also lost the 1960 primary for Vermont's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives to incumbent Governor Robert T. Stafford.
The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The senate consists of 30 members. Senate districting divides the 30 members into three single-member districts,six two-member districts,three three-member districts,and one six-member district. Each senator represents at least 20,300 citizens. Senators are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit to the number of terms that a senator may serve.
The Oklahoma Senate is the upper house of the two houses of the Legislature of Oklahoma,the other being the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The total number of senators is set at 48 by the Oklahoma Constitution.
The President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate is the highest-ranking officer of one house of the North Carolina General Assembly. The President of the Senate is the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina,but the President pro tempore actually holds most of the power and presides in the absence of the Lt. Governor. The President pro tempore,a senior member of the party with a majority of seats,appoints senators to committees and also appoints certain members of state boards and commissions. From 1777 to 1868,North Carolina had no Lieutenant Governor,and the highest-ranking officer of the Senate was known as the "Speaker". The Speaker of the Senate was next in line if the office of Governor became vacant. This occurred on two occasions.
The President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the Oklahoma Senate and the highest-ranking state senator. The Oklahoma Constitution designates the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma as the highest-ranking official,serving ex officio as President of the Senate,even though the lieutenant governor only votes in the case of a tie. During the lieutenant governor's absence,the president pro tempore presides over sessions. By longstanding custom,the lieutenant governor presides over sessions devoted to ceremonial purposes,while the bulk of the legislative management and political power is reserved for the president pro tempore,who is elected directly by the Oklahoma Senate.
The Louisiana State Senate is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All senators serve four-year terms and are assigned to multiple committees.
The One Hundred Fifteenth Ohio General Assembly was the legislative body of the state of Ohio in 1983 and 1984. In this General Assembly,both the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives were controlled by the Democratic Party. In the Senate,there were 17 Democrats and 16 Republicans. In the House,there were 62 Democrats and 37 Republicans. It was the first General Assembly to use redistricted legislative districts from the 1980 United States Census.
The Eighth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma,composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met in Oklahoma City,in regular session from January 4 to April 2,1921,and in special session from April 25 to May 21,1921,during the third year of the term of Governor James B.A. Robertson. It was the first time,Republicans took control of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. In 1920,Bessie McColgin,a Republican,became the first woman elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Lamar Looney,Oklahoma's first female state senator and a Democrat,was also elected in 1920.
Ollie Mohamed was a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate in the mid-to-late 20th century and its President pro tempore in 1992.
Glen Sennett Deweese was an American convenience store owner and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1976 to 1992,and its president pro tempore from 1986 to 1992.
Thomas Norman Brooks was an American farmer and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi Legislature almost continuously from 1952 to 1985,when he was convicted and jailed for influence peddling. He also was the president pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate from 1984 to his incarceration.
William Green "Will Green" Poindexter III is an American politician. He is a former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives,serving from 1976 to 1993.
Charles M. Deaton was an American politician from Leflore County,Mississippi. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1960 to 1980,and a gubernatorial candidate in 1980.
Merle Franklin Palmer was a state legislator and judge in Mississippi. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1960 to 1964 and the Mississippi Senate from 1964 to 1970,when he was appointed to the State Circuit Court. He served as president pro tempore of the Mississippi Senate and was acting governor of the state for part of January 1968.
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